andrel wrote:

> I don't remember you as fat. Unless I interpreted the picture with the 
> girl and the elephant wrong.

1. Wow, you beat me to it!

2. OMG, you did it *way* better than what I had in mind! :-D

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Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> andrel wrote:
> 
>> I don't remember you as fat. Unless I interpreted the picture with the 
>> girl and the elephant wrong.
> 
> 1. Wow, you beat me to it!
> 
> 2. OMG, you did it *way* better than what I had in mind! :-D
> 
That may be, but it still leaves to be deserved. 'Unless' is absolutely 
the wrong word to use here. It does not fit with the 'remember' in the 
sentence before. I only noticed the moment that I pressed 'send' :( .
'Apparently' would have been much better, I think.

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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:49:20 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
<initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:


>He's one of the best bosses I've ever worked for. I have a great deal of
>respect for him and I wanted to give him lots of advance warning.
>It wasn't formal notice, just a friendly chat
>

That's ok then :) It's hard leaving someone you like in the lurch.


>> Welcome to the high pressure world but it's more fun than a safe job
>> IMO.
>
>Yup! That's what I'm hoping....
>The company I'm joining is small and all the consultants are top experts in
>their fields. 
>www.xpertease.co.za

Getting in early in a young company can lead to great things.

>No straight-from-university SAP consultants here.

LOL, SA is well known for them :)
(See below)

>I've known their other SQL consultant for a few years. He taught me a lot of
>what I know of SQL Server. It's going to be interesting working with him.
>
>> >It's going to be interesting, it's going to be fun.
>> >I'm more than a little nervous.
>> >
>> Listen to your fear :)
>> Seriously, good luck in your new career and I wish you all the best.
>>
>> What sort of consulting BTW?
>
>Assorted SQL-Server stuff. I also hear I'll be doing some Oracle from time
>to time. Guess I need to polish up the (non-existant) Oracle skills
>From system design to fire-fighting crises and everything in between. My
>specialty is performance tuning, so a lot in that area.

Oh! Assorted clever (NB not cleaver) stuff, then. It sounds
fascinating and a real challenge. I'm sure you will do well.

>SQL-related training, both the MS official courses and self-created courses.
>I'll probably also be doing some sharepoint training from time to time,
>because it's very popular.
>

That's funny, one of us leave education and another joins. It is a
strange world in some ways.

>What kind of consulting do you do?
>

SAP concultant, would you believe? 

Functional, I hasten to add and not a graduate to boot.
Actually I'm just an overpaid contractor, a migrant worker even. I
don't mean like in Soweto more like a Tinker or a Gypsy :) 
I hope you like travelling and meeting lots of different people. I do
and like that part of the job.
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     Stephen

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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:27:54 +0100, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom>
wrote:

>That may be, but it still leaves to be deserved. 'Unless' is absolutely 
>the wrong word to use here. It does not fit with the 'remember' in the 
>sentence before. I only noticed the moment that I pressed 'send' :( .
>'Apparently' would have been much better, I think.

No! That makes it funny, it leaves an element of doubt. I'm sure Gail
expected smart arsed comments or she wouldn't have mentioned "The fat
lady" 
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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:27:54 +0100, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom>
> wrote:
> 
>> That may be, but it still leaves to be deserved. 'Unless' is absolutely 
>> the wrong word to use here. It does not fit with the 'remember' in the 
>> sentence before. I only noticed the moment that I pressed 'send' :( .
>> 'Apparently' would have been much better, I think.
> 
> No! That makes it funny, it leaves an element of doubt. 
Ok, what about 'Perhaps'?
> I'm sure Gail
> expected smart arsed comments or she wouldn't have mentioned "The fat
> lady" 
Yes, she is a big girl, she can handle it.

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"Orchid XP v7" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> andrel wrote:
>
> > I don't remember you as fat. Unless I interpreted the picture with the
> > girl and the elephant wrong.
>
> 1. Wow, you beat me to it!
>
> 2. OMG, you did it *way* better than what I had in mind! :-D

*sigh*

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"andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Stephen wrote:

> > No! That makes it funny, it leaves an element of doubt.
> Ok, what about 'Perhaps'?

Probably conveys your meaning...

> > I'm sure Gail
> > expected smart arsed comments or she wouldn't have mentioned "The fat
> > lady"
> Yes, she is a big girl, she can handle it.
>

I contempated adding an explaination of the title, but decided not to.
Thought no one would be smart-ass about it.
I shouldn't under-estimate people....

*roll eyes*

*g*

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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
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> >Yup! That's what I'm hoping....
> >The company I'm joining is small and all the consultants are top experts
in
> >their fields.
> >www.xpertease.co.za
>
> Getting in early in a young company can lead to great things.

It's not a young company. They've been around for at least 5 years now.
They're intentionally small. They don't hire people unless they are really
good in their fields. I spoke with the MD last week. They've got work lined
up til november

> That's funny, one of us leave education and another joins. It is a
> strange world in some ways.

Yeah. Though I'll be doing adult education, which is very different from
school teaching.

> I hope you like travelling and meeting lots of different people. I do
> and like that part of the job.

Won't be too much long-distance travelling. Most of the SQL work in SA is
concentrated in the JHB/Pretoria area which is where I am. Not being stuck
in the same office for months on end does appeal.

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And lo on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:16:28 -0000, Gail Shaw sa dot com>  
<"<initialsurname"@sentech> did spake, saying:

> It's going to be interesting, it's going to be fun.
> I'm more than a little nervous.

I'm sure you'll have fun, it sounds like a well-setup company full of  
smart people so you'll fit in nicely.

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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:23:05 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
<initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:

>
>"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
>news:447ou39t24rkl8nalbii9hf5eokp59c6bu@4ax.com...
>
>> Getting in early in a young company can lead to great things.
>
>It's not a young company. They've been around for at least 5 years now.
>They're intentionally small. They don't hire people unless they are really
>good in their fields. I spoke with the MD last week. They've got work lined
>up til november
>

Good for you, getting the possition

>> That's funny, one of us leave education and another joins. It is a
>> strange world in some ways.
>
>Yeah. Though I'll be doing adult education, which is very different from
>school teaching.
>

It sure is, although I've had to give PC 101 courses in the middle of
SAP courses <gulp!>

>> I hope you like travelling and meeting lots of different people. I do
>> and like that part of the job.
>
>Won't be too much long-distance travelling. Most of the SQL work in SA is
>concentrated in the JHB/Pretoria area which is where I am. 

Again that is good.

>Not being stuck
>in the same office for months on end does appeal.
>
That's what I like although on this contract. I'm working at home with
a couple of days travel a week.
It sounds like you've got a good job lined up. Is there any chance
that you will be offered a better package to stay at your present job
and would you take it?
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Regards
     Stephen

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